For Easter – Risen Christ, Conquering King
April 6 & 7, 2024 – South Church in Lansing, MI presented a new contemporary Easter cantata entitled Risen Christ, Conquering King combining musical and media with the talents of the South Church choir, soloists, and orchestra. This cantata was created by Dale Mathers and Phil Nitz. It was arranged and orchestrated by Phil Nitz. Soloists were Nico Beroa, Katie Treadway, Heidi Johnson, Dan Rainsberger, Troy Seyfert. The evening was conducted by Corb Felgenhour and concluded by a devotional message by Senior Pastor, Dr. Don Denyes.
Adontes performed “I Set my Feet On the Rock” by Barbi Franklin, Terri Franklin, and Matt Heusman and arranged by David Wise, featuring soloist, Carol Felgenhour. This small vocal ensemble pulls from a collection of talented vocalists from South Church.
The evening was also interspersed with narration and segments of a dramatic video presentation by students from South’s Student Ministry having a bible study wrestling through aspects of the Gospel. The script was written and directed by Veronica Hetke and produced by Corb Felgenhour, Jessica Doerr and Veronica. Script content was inspired by Mattias Media’s tract at twowaystolive.com.
